Digitaria iburua
| Digitaria iburua | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Digitaria |
| Species: | D. iburua |
| Binomial name | |
| Digitaria iburua Stapf | |
Digitaria iburua is a grass species native to west and west-central tropical Africa,[1] which is cultivated as a grain crop known as black fonio.[2]
See also
- Digitaria compacta, raishan, used as a grain crop in northeast India
- Digitaria exilis, white fonio, also used as a grain crop in West Africa
- Digitaria sanguinalis, considered a weed around the world, but traditionally used as a grain crop in Europe
References
- ↑ W.D. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, K.T. Harman & H. Williamson. "GrassBase". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ Prance, G.; Nesbitt, M. (2012). The Cultural History of Plants. Taylor & Francis. p. 55. ISBN 9781135958114.
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